WASHINGTON (AP) — If you’re not sick with the new coronavirus, should you wear a mask in public?
The World Health Organization says no.
U.S. officials are mulling if that advice might change if the mask shortage that’s endangering health workers ends.
Worldwide, the top priority for masks goes to health workers, who are in close contact with patients.
The WHO also recommends the sick wear them.
It has insisted there is no proven benefit for the general population even if there weren’t a shortage.
U.S. officials say any change in advice would have to come once health workers have enough masks.
